The present invention relates to a liquid composition comprising a monomer, a (meth)acrylic polymer and a multistage polymer. In particular the present invention it relates to a liquid composition comprising a monomer, a (meth)acrylic polymer and a multistage polymer that can be used as a syrup and especially as a syrup for impregnation and for the preparation of for reinforcing the impact strength of a thermoplastic material obtained after polymerization of the syrup. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such a syrup. The invention also relates to a process for impregnating a fibrous substrate of long fibers with said viscous liquid syrup. The invention also relates to a fibrous substrate preimpregnated with said syrup which is useful for manufacturing composite parts. More particularly the present invention relates also to a process for preparing a liquid composition comprising a (meth)acrylic monomer, a (meth)acrylic polymer and a multistage polymer.

A modified conjugated diene-based polymer, and more particularly, a modified conjugated diene-based polymer having a unimodal molecular weight distribution curve measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), molecular weight distribution (PDI; MWD) of less than 1.7, and a Si content of 100 ppm or more based on weight, and including a repeating unit derived from an aromatic vinyl monomer in an amount of greater than 0 wt % and less than 15 wt %, and a rubber composition including the same.

This invention relates to a thermoplastic polyolefin composition with (a) a polypropylene having a melting point of greater than 130 C. and a melt flow rate from 10 to 80 g/10 min; (b) an ethylene-propylene copolymer with 40 wt % to 80 wt % ethylene derived units and a Mooney Viscosity (1+4, 125 C.) of greater than 20 Mooney units, a Mw/Mn of from 1.8 to 4.0, and a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 300,000 g/mole; and (c) a propylene-based elastomer having 5 wt % to 25 wt % ethylene derived units and having a melting point of less than 110 C. and a Mw/Mn from 2.0 to 4.0; wherein the room temperature notch impact of the thermoplastic polyolefin composition is at least four times greater than the room temperature notch impact of a composition without the propylene-based elastomer.

This invention relates to a thermoplastic polyolefin composition with (a) a polypropylene having a melting point of greater than 130 C. and a melt flow rate from 10 to 80 g/10 min; (b) an ethylene-propylene copolymer with 40 wt % to 80 wt % ethylene derived units and a Mooney Viscosity (1+4, 125 C.) of greater than 20 Mooney units, a Mw/Mn of from 1.8 to 4.0, and a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 300,000 g/mole; and (c) a propylene-based elastomer having 5 wt % to 25 wt % ethylene derived units and having a melting point of less than 110 C. and a Mw/Mn from 2.0 to 4.0; wherein the room temperature notch impact of the thermoplastic polyolefin composition is at least four times greater than the room temperature notch impact of a composition without the propylene-based elastomer.

An electrically-conductive composition essentially has (a) an electrically-conductive material consisting essentially of silver nanoparticles that have a d50 of less than or equal to 60 m and a d90 of less than or equal to 500 m; (b) particles having a Young's modulus that is different from the Young's modulus of the (a) electrically-conductive material by at least 10%, which (b) particles have a d50 of 500 nm to 300 m and a polydispersity coefficient of less than or equal to 3; (c) a binder material that is non-electrically-conductive; and (d) a solvent medium in an amount of less than or equal to 90 weight %, based on the total composition weight, which solvent medium is at least 50 weight % water. The weight ratio of the (b) particles to the (a) electrically-conductive material is at least 0.01:1 and up to and including 7:1.

An elastomer is provided, which is a product of reacting C.sub.4-12 lactam, poly(C.sub.2-4 alkylene glycol), C.sub.4-12 diacid, and multi-ester aliphatic monomer. The C.sub.4-12 lactam and the poly(C.sub.2-4 alkylene glycol) have a weight ratio of 20:80 to 80:20. The total weight of the C.sub.4-12 lactam and the poly(C.sub.2-4 alkylene glycol) and the weight of the C.sub.4-12 diacid have a ratio of 100:0.5 to 100:10. The total weight of the C.sub.4-12 lactam and the poly(C.sub.2-4 alkylene glycol) and the weight of the multi-ester aliphatic monomer have a ratio of 100:0.01 to 100:5.

Catalyst components component for the (co)polymerization of olefins CH.sub.2?CHR, in which R is a hydrocarbyl radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, optionally in mixture with ethylene, comprising Ti, Mg, Zn, Cl, and an electron donor compound characterized by the fact that more than 50% of the titanium atoms are in the +4 valence state, and that the amount of Zn ranges from 0.1 to 4% by weight based on then total weight of said solid catalyst component.

Catalyst components component for the (co)polymerization of olefins CH.sub.2?CHR, in which R is a hydrocarbyl radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, optionally in mixture with ethylene, comprising Ti, Mg, Zn, Cl, and an electron donor compound characterized by the fact that more than 50% of the titanium atoms are in the +4 valence state, and that the amount of Zn ranges from 0.1 to 4% by weight based on then total weight of said solid catalyst component.

An electrically-conductive composition essentially has (a) an electrically-conductive material consisting essentially of silver nanoparticles that have a d50 of less than or equal to 60 m and a d90 of less than or equal to 500 m; (b) particles having a Young's modulus that is different from the Young's modulus of the (a) electrically-conductive material by at least 10%, which (b) particles have a d50 of 500 nm to 300 m and a polydispersity coefficient of less than or equal to 3; (c) a binder material that is non-electrically-conductive; and (d) a solvent medium in an amount of less than or equal to 90 weight %, based on the total composition weight, which solvent medium is at least 50 weight % water. The weight ratio of the (b) particles to the (a) electrically-conductive material is at least 0.01:1 and up to and including 7:1.

The present disclosure provides catalyst systems having a bridged metallocene compound and a transition metal pyridyldiamide compound for use in alkene polymerization to produce multimodal polyolefins, such as multimodal ethylene, propylene, diene monomer copolymers. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides for polyolefins and processes for producing a polyolefin composition including contacting at least one olefin with a catalyst system of the present disclosure.